Labour in the laboratory : medical laboratory workers in the Maritimes, 1900-1950 / Peter L. Twohig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twohig, Peter.

Series:

McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 23.

McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical technologists--Maritime Provinces--History--20th century.

Medical technologists.

Hospital laboratories--Maritime Provinces--History--20th century.

Hospital laboratories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Labour in the Laboratory is also about the ways in which health care work has been organized. Twohig reveals that many health care workers fulfilled multiple roles, challenging traditional ideas of professional boundaries and exclusive control over particular tasks. Using evidence from the Maritime provinces, he challenges assumptions about health care work and hospital development throughout Canada and beyond.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Preface

Abbreviations

Illustrations

Introduction

Laboratory Work in the Maritimes: The Institutional Context

The Content of Laboratory Work

Not Just Bench Warmers: Labour in the Laboratory

Diffuse Roles and Multitasking

Recruitment, Mobility, and Wages

Conclusion: “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, Leaves Me Cold”

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: p. [215]-233.

ISBN:

1-282-86331-2

9786612863318

0-7735-7265-1

OCLC:

696032514